Field hockey at the Asian Games

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Field hockey is an Asian Games event since the 1958 Games in Tokyo, Japan. The women's competition has been held since the 1982 Games in New Delhi, India. The Games have a qualification since 2006 / 2010 for men and women. India men's and India women's teams are the defending champions of the men's and women's disciplines, respectively. 2026 Aichi-Nagoya marked the first time India had won both events in a single edition. Since the 1990 Asian Games, the men's field hockey tournament has served as a direct qualification pathway for the Olympic Games, with the Asian Games champion earning an Olympic berth and since the 1998 Asian Games, the women's field hockey tournament has served as a direct qualification pathway for the Olympics, with the Asian Games champion earning an Olympic berth.

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